Department of Family, Community & Emergency Care

Our FaCE department was officially launched on 23 August 2023 with an amazing celebration of building inclusive communities of care together! We were honoured to have a range of guests and colleagues joining us, including the keynote speakers. #celebration #CommunitiesThatCare

UCT Emergency Medicine is proud to share the recent announcement of the HPCSA Professional Board for Emergency Care releasing the Clinical Practice Guidelines for prehospital providers in South Africa. hpcsa.co.za/Content/upload… @DeptFCE @UCT_EM @UCT_news @UCTHealthSci

👏 Proud moment for the Western Cape! Dr. Keith Cloete, Head of Health and Wellness, has been recognised for his leadership at the 8th Global Symposium. This award celebrates the tireless efforts of our healthcare teams to improve lives 💙 #HealthcareExcellence #ForYou #Dignity

Celebrating my 15 years @UCT_news #UCTStaffAwards2024

Join us next week for our CIDER event. We will be celebrating career milestones and reflecting on our history as we relaunch our Centre.

The Faculty of Health Sciences, in partnership with the Bongani Mayosi Foundation, is excited to invite you to the annual Bongani Mayosi Memorial Lecture. You can RSVP here: bit.ly/RSVP-BM-Lectur…

ICYMI: This year’s Quie and Peterson Global Health Lecture is now available on our website. Thanks to @seyeabimbola for a great presentation detailing unfair knowledge practices in global health! youtube.com/watch?v=KCKS-5…

Celebrating a Successful 5-Day Workshop! ✍️ Our workshop, "Writing for Different Audiences: Journals, Funders, and Community Stakeholders", funded by the @NIHRresearch, brought together participants from nine countries. A heartfelt thank you to our facilitators! #WritingForImpact

Check out my seminar titled Health Equity. @cassyniapp cassyni.com/events/34rjYqM…

Excellent talks by @MireilleWenger, Dr Keith Cloete and Prof Steve Reid on the importance of health research at today's @WestCapeHealth Research Day. Thought-provoking insights on community-based research, particularly in rural communities @UCT_SPH @DeptFCE @UCTHealthSci

As the academic year draws to a close, our #HealthInContext team at @UCT_SPH @DeptFCE @UCTHealthSci held our annual workshop to reflect on 2024 and plan for 2025! Thank you and well done to all our staff members for their hard work, energy and passion in undergrad teaching!

Please share widely. We are keen to attract applications from visionary leaders who will build our @DeptFCE in line with our dept's massive transformative purpose: "Building Inclusive Communities of Care Together". Apply via the UCT website by 3 Nov 2024: jobs.uct.ac.za/job/Cape-Town-…

Are you involved in Community Engagement and Involvement (CEI) in global health research? Our online learning course with Mesh, @info_TGHN can provide you with the tools to decide on the best approach of CEI for your context. Get started: globalhealthtrainingcentre.tghn.org/introduction-a… #NIHRCEI

There's still time to apply to our Global Health Research (GHR) – Researcher-led programmes for #ResearchFunding! Applications can span from broad, ambitious programmes of research to projects with a narrower scope. Find out more and apply: nihr.ac.uk/funding/global…

The #SAHR2023: Strengthening Cancer Services is coming soon!

Still time to book your free ticket to the Cicely Saunders International Annual Lecture on 1 Oct. Join Dr David Hui of MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas as he explores the timely integration of oncology and palliative care. Register now 👇 kcl.ac.uk/events/cicely-…

The countdown has begun! There are just three days left until the UCT Day Benefit Concert, where music meets purpose. Don't miss the extraordinary Professor Dizu Plaatjies, UCT's head of African Music, in his final performance before retirement, blending the rich sounds of traditional and contemporary African music. Every ticket sold is a step closer to unlocking futures through the UCT Unlocking Futures Bursary Fund, empowering talented students to overcome financial barriers. The concert will take place on Thursday, 3 October at 19:00 at the Baxter Theatre Concert Hall. Get your tickets now: bit.ly/UCTDayConcert Donate directly: qr.codes/ACbBMZ #UCTDay2024 #TogetherWeAreUCT

Link to join online: bit.ly/4dxpLAl

Reflecting on our #SANFPC24 National Congress, thank you to everyone who helped ensure a successful meeting of learning, connecting, and engaged scholarship. #familymedicine #primarycare #strengtheningPHC #compassion #socialaccountability #networking

Creating pathways for vocationally trained health workers to advance their education. It is a method to strengthen health systems. I’m so proud of the work we’ve been doing in EM at UCT @DebbiGroome @Clint_EM @UCTHealthSci #emergencymedicine #emct sciencedirect.com/science/articl…